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base_convert

Name

base_convert — Converts a number from one base to another.

Synopsis

string base_convert(s, source_base, destination_base); string s: Original value int source_base: Original base of number int destination_base: Base to which to convert

Returns

String representation of the converted number; FALSE on error

Description

base_convert() returns a string representation of the number passed as the first argument. Valid values for source and destination bases can be from 2 to 36. Remember that PHP integers are signed 32-bit numbers, so the maximum value usable here is 2147483647.

Version

PHP 3 since 3.0.6, PHP 4

Example

Example 665. Convert a number's base

$org = "564";
$new = base_convert($org, 8, 16);
echo "$org in octal is the same as $new in hexadecimal\n";

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